Tutor training is offered for postgraduate students who take on teaching and demonstrating roles at the university. We offer four different kinds of workshops. Workshops are offered twice a year, just prior to the start of each semester.
Facilitators: Erik Brogt, Brad Hurren, Carmen Weaver, Susan Tull
TRAINING SESSIONS
DATE, TIME & LOCATION
Basic Tutor Training
This session is aimed at new tutors and demonstrators without
prior teaching experience and covers general teaching
techniques, large and small group teaching, creating a positive
classroom climate and classroom management, question
asking / answering strategies; typical scenarios that tutors / demonstrators may face in their teaching duties and intervention strategies.
Places available: 40 per session.
Monday 12 February:
10am – 12pm in Tinsley 111
Tuesday 13 February:
10am – 12pm in Tinsley 111
Monday 19 February:
10am – 12pm in Erskine 443
Tuesday 20 February:
10am – 12pm in E 12
Advanced Tutor Training
This session is aimed at those who have completed the basic tutor training or experienced tutors. We discuss in more depth topics around the responsibilities of tutoring, engaging students, techniques to make student thinking visible, and creating and maintaining culturally inclusive and safe learning environments.
Places available: 40 per session.
Thursday 15 February:
10am – 12pm in Locke 104A
Thursday 22 February:
10am – 12pm in Locke 104A
Lab Supervision and Problem-Sets Sessions
This session is aimed primarily at students in engineering and
science who supervise undergraduate students in labs or tutorials aimed at solving (mathematical) problem sets, but who do little whole-class teaching. The focus is on working with individual students and small groups. Topics include managing and setting expectations, question asking strategies, approachability, facilitation of appropriate group dynamics, and the creation of emotionally and physically safe learning environments. Note that this workshop does not include lab health and safety.
This session has about 50% overlap with the Basic Tutor Training workshop, so students should not enrol in both.
Places available: 40 per session.
Wednesday 14 February:
10am – 12pm in Erskine 111
Wednesday 21 February:
10am – 12pm in Erskine 111
Online Tutoring Session
A tutor's role often encompasses online elements, so this session will look at the possible roles of a tutor in the online environment. We will consider good practice for tutoring in Zoom, and some elements of using AKO | LEARN, as well as looking at some other useful technologies. Please bring a laptop or smart phone to the session.
Places available: 40 per session.
Friday 16 February:
10am – 12pm in Locke 104A
Friday 23 February:
10am – 12pm in Locke 104A
